Google Research And Development Arm Acquires Wind Generator Firm
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Google is looking to take flight. On Thursday the search giant, through its secretive Google X division – which is responsible for research and development – acquired Makani Power....
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Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, reports a new study revealing the scientifically-proven health benefits from walking barefoot on the ground. (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, reports a new study revealing the scientifically-proven health benefits from walking barefoot on the ground. As Bel Marra Health reports in its article,...
Trend of Natural Gas Growth Continues VALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The PJM Interconnection annual capacity auction has attracted a record amount of new generation as well as record imports of capacity from the Midcontinent ISO and other areas. The power supplies will meet the needs of the region served by PJM three years from now. PJM, the administrator of the wholesale power market, announced the results of its annual Reliability Pricing Model auction. The...
MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has completed projects totaling more than $15 million throughout its northern and central New Jersey service areas that are expected to enhance customer service reliability. The work included rebuilding transmission lines, upgrading substation equipment, and rebuilding infrastructure and reconnecting service to homes on the barrier islands that were damaged during Hurricane Sandy. (Photo:...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GridSense(TM), an Acorn Energy (NASDAQ: ACFN) company that develops and markets advanced monitoring solutions for the electric power industry, has evolved the first wireless camera designed for inspection of high-voltage assets rated up to 500kV. The hotstick-mountable, high-resolution HighV Camera(TM), with its accompanying 7" Android tablet, was introduced in 2013 for inspecting high-voltage assets, but initially carried a lower...
Multi-utility will use EnergyAxis to manage electric, water and gas services RALEIGH, N.C., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster today announced that Humboldt Utilities has selected the Elster EnergyAxis AMI and grid performance management solution. Humboldt Utilities is a municipally owned utility servicing Humboldt, Tennessee, and the surrounding area with electric, gas, water and wastewater services. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a ) Humboldt is...
Smart meter installations to begin later this year, adding jobs and boosting Illinois economy CHICAGO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois General Assembly overrode a veto to enact Senate Bill 9, getting the state's Smart Grid program back on track. The law, which takes effect immediately, ensures ComEd can invest in a modern grid that will reduce power outages and give customers more choice and control over their energy use. ComEd's modernization efforts are designed to...
Quick deployment of a cloud-based, flexible and scalable field service management platform to enhance the customer experience was the key decision driver LONDON and CLEVELAND, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- When E.ON, one of the UK's leading power and gas companies, considered its upcoming smart meter roll-out, it established a goal to successfully replace eight million meters by 2020. This presented a big challenge and a great opportunity - to meet a tight, upcoming deadline while...
Newest member of executive management team brings 25 years of energy leadership RALEIGH, N.C., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster today announced that Mark Fronmuller has joined the company as President, Elster Solutions, which is headquartered in Raleigh. Elster develops and delivers smart grid and smart meter solutions to water, gas and electric utilities around the world. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a ) "We set a very high bar for...
Integrating Echelon's grid-sensing and communication technologies into its smart meters TOKYO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it will globally enhance business relating to smart meters, which are advanced electricity meters with communication functions, in collaboration with its partner Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON). Mitsubishi Electric will integrate Echelon's Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP) into its lineup of...
Grid modernization work expected to create more jobs and business growth CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ComEd announced that work related to the Smart Grid program created nearly 2,700 full-time equivalent jobs in the first quarter of 2013. These include nearly 900 direct full-time equivalent jobs at the utility and its contractors as submitted in a report to the Illinois Commerce Commission, plus nearly 1,800 indirect full-time equivalent positions. The report showed that...
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Nikola Tesla (b. July 10, 1856 - d. January 7, 1943) was a mechanical and electrical engineer as well as an inventor. Tesla was born in the village of Smiljan, Vojna Krajina, which is within the territory of today's Croatia. He was an born an ethnic Serb and was a subject of the Austrian Empire, before becoming an American citizen. He is often considered one of the most important contributors to the birth of commercial electricity. He is best known for his contributions in the field of...
